New data the Agriculture Department released Friday created serious doubts about whether China will really buy millions of bushels of American soybeans like the Trump administration touted last month after a high-stakes meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. What You Need To Know New data the Agriculture Department released Friday created…
NEW YORK (AP) — Nvidia, bitcoin and others among Wall Street’s highest flyers are falling more toward Earth on Friday, and the U.S. stock market is heading for a second straight sharp loss. The S&P 500 sank 1.2%, coming off one of its worst days since its springtime sell-off and a global wipeout for stocks….
The Trump administration said Thursday it is rescinding federal rules that were aimed at protecting from future oil and gas leasing vast swaths of a petroleum reserve in Alaska that provide key habitat for migrating birds, caribou and other wildlife. What You Need To Know The Trump administration said Thursday it is rescinding federal rules that were aimed at…
BEIJING (AP) — China’s leader Xi Jinping and Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn pledged closer ties on Friday during the first-ever visit to China by a reigning Thai monarch. Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, greeted Vajiralongkorn and his wife, Queen Suthida, at Beijing’s vast Great Hall of the People. The visit was intended to mark…
BEIJING (AP) — Three Chinese astronauts stranded at their nation’s space station after their spacecraft was apparently hit by space debris departed for home Friday using the craft that had brought a replacement crew, China’s space agency said. The astronauts were on a six-month rotation at the space station and originally scheduled to return Nov….
Wall Street inched slightly lower early Thursday after President Donald Trump signed a U.S. government funding bill, ending the record 43-day shutdown. Futures for S&P 500, Dow Jones industrials and the Nasdaq all ticked down less than 0.1%, before the bell and ahead of the reopening of the federal government following a six-week standoff that…
Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed to increase imports from Spain and deepen trade collaboration with Madrid in Latin America, amid rising tensions with Europe. Xi made the pledge during a meeting with Spain’s King Felipe in Beijing on Wednesday. “China is willing to import more high-quality products from Spain, explore cooperation potential in emerging…
NEW YORK (AP) — A former aide to two New York governors is set to go on trial Wednesday on charges she sold her influence to the Chinese government and illegally profited from the state’s bulk purchase of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Linda Sun and her husband, Chris Hu, were arrested last year…
Wendy’s plans to close hundreds U.S. restaurants over the next few months in an effort to boost its profit. The Dublin, Ohio-based chain said during a conference call with investors Friday that it planned to begin closing restaurants in the fourth quarter of this year. The company said it expected a “mid-single-digit percentage” of its…
WASHINGTON — The government shutdown stretched into its 40th day Sunday even as senators stayed in Washington for a grueling weekend session hoping to find an end to the funding fight that has disrupted flights nationwide, threatened food assistance for millions of Americans and left federal workers without pay. What You Need To Know The…